T40.421A — Poisoning by tramadol, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
T40.421A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by tramadol, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T40
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T40.421A
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of T40.421A, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Risk adjustment
T40.421A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 137 Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications0.424 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
T40.421A is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56915Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
Code history
T40.421A has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the FY2024–FY2027 ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T40.421. If T40.421A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T40.421A
- Is T40.421A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T40.421A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T40.421A sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50).